18. Collectable boxed NFC cards (or an NFC device of some ilk) will be sold at retail stores with a "download NFC function" for specific games, replacing retail copies of games. It works the same as a download code. One use only. You put the card/amiibo/whatever on the reader, and you get the digital game.

That's what this point is about. I probably should elaborate, though. I think that Nintendo will still sell physical game boxes at retail stores, but instead of having a cartridge inside, there will be a small NFC device, very likely card. This card will act as a "download code" with the game inside. You touch the card to your handheld, and the one time only download code is used, giving you the digital game. The same idea may also be implemented using special amiibo and such.

I think this will be more of a failsafe more for children than for adults. Parents can go to the store and buy their children the physical card, and the kids download and play the game with it. This way, parents don't need to put their credit card info on the device and worry about their kids blowing all their money.

Obviously it's also somewhat good for those still wanting something tangable as adults. You can buy the game from the store like you always do, but just download it. Then you keep the box and extra goodies for your collection.

I don't want cards if I will only use them once.

The great thing about physical games is that you can take them out of the special box and put them in a special console to play a game.

I think they will stick with the cartridges.

I see... Sounds good

I can't Nintendo doing that, you know... is Nintendo

But will it have bluetooth?

Even in 2017, Nintendo would never include 64/128 GB cards. I think that the system storage will be like 8/16 GB and they'll pack in 16/32 of external.

I agree with most of your points though.

I'm definitely biased for going digital, but even so, there's no way they can make a unified platform work when their handheld and console are using to completely different physical game storage, console with CD and handheld with cartridges. If it's a unified platform, that shared library can only be done digitally.

Unless people think they're going to have a cart and CD slot on the home console, which doesn't make sense for obvious reasons. A lot of people fuss over going all digital, but as soon as a console, and especially a handheld, comes out that requires it, they'll jump on board, reluctanty or not.

That's actually a very good point. I don't really have any facts to subtantiate my claim other than I see Sony and Microsoft going there before Nintendo, and they'll probably do it next gen. So Nintendo will probably be the gen after. I think they might do digital for handheld only and make physical copies for the console, or something along those lines. 

I don't want them to go digital only, but I see why it'll most likely happen eventually.

You can get a 64gb microSD card for only $30 right now. Without having a cart slot, they'll have to provide a more robust memory card packed in. The Wii U is different because it isn't a digital only system. A handheld with games with similar storage to Wii U games, I think they will be able to provide at least a 64GB memory card quite cheaply by 2016.

Isn't the 3DS already bluetooth compatible?

One would think so.....................................................................